Choosing what we love

I’ve recently been out of action for a little while with a Covid. I’m still recovering, with some minor complications. There were moments at the worst of it when I couldn't do a thing but lie on my bed. It was during one of these times, when a new space appeared. A space of such peace amongst the discomfort. It reminded me of some of the beautiful moments when Covid first showed up, and most things stopped for a while. I was living at Valla beach, about five hours north of Sydney at the time. I remember coming back from shopping and as I drove towards the ocean, noticing how quiet it was, and how blue the sky. There was a quality to that day I hadn’t felt since I was a child. A kind of simplicity and simple beingness.

I know this wasn’t the experience of everyone during this time. I was in a tiny beachside hamlet, with the ocean and fresh air, grateful to be in one place after moving for a while. And yet, I hear similar comments from others.

This, my first covid experience though, showed me a similar space, a space of invitation and possibility. Everything else had by necessity fallen away. I was aware at the same time of how easy it is to become crowded out, whether it by the sheer amount of information available to us in each moment, or by the internalised beliefs of our culture that can drive us to do, do, do, and then do some more.

I was reminded again of choice and that what we choose matters. For me it was about choosing that space, and all that lives within it and that my heart is calling me to. Because this life is precious, and can be fleeting.

Just as our planet is precious. I’m not sure that we as a species have accepted the invitation of that time. On the surface it doesn’t seem so, but perhaps it’s still too early to tell.

It can take focus and discipline to choose what we love and act on it. It means saying no to what is not aligned, and allowing that to fall away.

I’m wondering, what are you choosing today?

If you’d like some support in bringing what you love to life, my Wild Heart Journey might be for you. I won’t be working with clients again until the new year, but have a look to see if it’s for you, and if so, we can chat then.